Hobart 140

I third the 180, I love mine, good on body and frame

im getting a mixture of answers here. mazda and toyota frames arent that thick. im thinking its gonna work pretty good for the work ill be doing on minis.

with .035 flux on my 110v 130amp welder, i can get penetration from hell on 1/4".. I was welding up my 4 link bars and got as much penetration as jason at SD did on the other end of the bars.

haha......no shit.

i've used mune to do 3/16 but it was working really hard and you have to make sure the metal is super clean. sheetmetal work i usually run it at the next highest setting for good penetration(ie welding 18-20 ga on a 16 setting.

I have a 140 and I've done my truck AND my wife's. I've welded 3/16" and 1/4" and it's done sheetmetal work as well. Well worth the money. I will go with a bigger machine next time though.

get the 180 its a better more versitale machine and can handle heavier stuff with out having to use flux core. plus it guarntees that your brackets and axle tabs are on with a good amount of penetration.

Not using flux core wire. It comes with a regulator etc for 75/25.